Coat-holder.



A. G. BROVALD.

GOAT HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 10, 1909. 53,254 Patented M11129, 1910.

FNTTEU 8TATE PATENT @FFTGE.

ANDREW C. BROVALD, OF FINLEY, VTISCONSIN. I

GOAT-HOLDER.

Application filed. September 10, 1909.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW C. BRovALD,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Finley, in the county ofJuneau and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and usefulCoat-Holder, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to garment supporters, particularly to hooksdesigned for use on combined coat and hat racks, and has for an objectto provide a device of this character which will support a heavy coat inposition for the wearer to put it on.

Another object is to provide a device of this character in which thegripping power of the clamping lips will be automatically adjustedrelatively to the weight of the supported garment so that the greaterthe weight of the garment the tighter will the lips take hold.

Still another object is to provide a device of this character which willnot injure or wrinkle the supported garment, and which willautomatically release a garment after the wearer has gotten into it.

The invention is designed particularly for supporting heavy coats, suchas overcoats, reefers, fur coats and the like, which require the aid ofa second person in putting on and consists in certain novel details ofconstruction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter morefully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification:Figure 1 is a side elevation of a coat holding device constructed inaccordance with my invention showing the clamping lips in operativeposition and dotted in released position, Fig. 2 is an end elevation ofmy coat holding device, Fig. 3 is a view in elevation showing a pair ofcoat holding devices supporting a garment in position for the wearer toput it on. Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view taken on the line AB Fig. 1.Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view taken on the line CD Fig. 1.

Like characters of reference designate similar parts in the views shown.

Referring now to the drawings, the numeral l designates a casing,substantially semi-circular in contour, and having an integral plate 2formed remote from its curved face. Formed adjacent the ends of theplate 2 is a pair of openings 8 through which screws or similarconnections 4 are passed to secure the casing to a coat rack or likeSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 29, 1910 Serial No. 517,081.

support 5. A rack 6 is formed on the curved face 7 of the casing, thepurpose of which will presently appear.

A jaw 8 is provided at one end with a circular head 9 which swivels onand forms a closure for the open face 10 of the casing. A screw 11 ispassed centrally through the circular head 9 of the jaw and engages ascrew threaded hub 12 projecting from the opposed face of the casing.The aw is thus pivoted on the hub 12 and may be rocked to a vertical,horizontal, or any intermediate angular position thereon.

Surrounding the hub 12 is a coiled spring 13, one end of which isengaged through an opening 1 1 in the casing and the opposite end ofwhich is engaged through an opening 15 in the head 9 of the jaw. Thespring exerts a pressure on the jaw tending to normally hold the same inupright position and stores up energy as the jaw is rocked downward toreturn the same to its initial position as soon as released.

The jaw terminates in a clamping lip 16 remote from the head 8 and whichis provided with a rounded working surface which will not lacerate thegarment supported thereupon. The intermediate portion of the jaw 8 isexpanded to form a substantially circular seat 17 upon which is pivoteda second jaw 18.

The jaw 18 is expanded at one end to form a circular head 19 which iscentrally provided with a screw threaded annular opening 20, aliningwith a threaded opening 21 in the seat 17, through which a pivot screw22 is attached. Formed on the curved peripheral surface of the head 19is a series of teeth 23 that mesh with the rack 6 formed upon thecasing. The jaw 18 terminates remote from the head portion 19 in aclamping lip 24 having a rounded working surface that cooperates withthe working surface of the lip 16 to securely clamp a garmenttherebetween.

As the teeth of the aw 18 are in mesh with the rack 6, and the jaw ispivoted to the intermediate portion of the aw 8 which latter is in turnpivoted on the casing 6, any movement of the jaw 8 will be transmittedthrough the medium of the rack 6 and teeth 23 to the jaw 18, so that thegreater the downward pressure upon the jaw 8, the tighter will theclamping lip of the jaw 18 be held in engagement with the clamping lipof the jaw 8. In this way the gripping power of the aws is automaticallyadjust-ed relatively to the weight of a garment, so that the greater theweight of the supported garment, the tighter will the lips take hold.

In the operation the collar of the coat desired to be worn, is placedbetween the open jaws of adjacent holding devices, as shown in Fig. 8and the jaws rock downward to a horizontal position. The coat is thensecurely held while the wearer inserts his arms into the sleeves, anydownward pressure upon the jaws during this operation only serving totighten their grip upon the garment.

"When the arms have been inserted into the sleeve holes and the garmenthas been brought to proper position upon the wearers shoulders, thewearer has simply to step away from the coat rack when the jaws willrelease their hold upon the garment, when an upward and outward pullwill cause the supported garment to readily be released from the rackwithout tearing or injuring the garment in any manner.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings it is thought that the construction and operl l l ation of myinvention will be easily understood withont a more extended explanation,it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion andminor details of construction may be made without sacrificing any of theadvantages or departing from the spirit of the invention.

lVhat is claimed is A coat holding device consisting of a semi-circularcasing having a rack formed upon its peripheral surface, a jaw pivotedat one end to said casing, a spring seated in said casing and exerting apressure on said jaw tending to hold the same normally in uprightposition, a second jaw pivoted at one end to the first named jaw andhaving a curved series of teeth adapted to mesh with said rack wherebyto bring the free end of said aws into contact as the first named jaw isrocked downward to operative position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

V ANDREl V C. BROVALD.

lVitnesses:

J. E. INGRAI-IAM,

J. Q. DANIELS.

